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oval cut sulfur

sulfur

It has been known since antiquity, its name comes from the Sanskrit “çulbâri” meaning “enemy of copper” or from the Latin “sulpur”. Reduced in powder it was used to repel insects and burned to keep away the “vermin” and the “enemies”. A component of gunpowder

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cabochon of sogdianite

sogdianite

Discovered in 1968 in Tajikistan, it owes its name to Sogdiana, who is the former name of this Central Asian region.

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trillion cut sinhalite from Sri lanka

sinhalite

Discovered in 1952 in Sri Lanka and recognized as a specific mineral species, as previously mistaken for peridot. Its name comes from the Sanskrit “Sinhala”, Ceylon, the ancient name of Sri Lanka. Stone of a good hardness.

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siderite round cut

siderite

Its name comes from the Greek “sideros” which means iron, it was called the iron spar. It was identified by von Haidinger in 1845.

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shungite from Russia cut in cabochon

shungite

This is a carbon compound, formed from plankton fossils dating back 2 billion years. It is composed of assemblies of carbon atoms (60 to 70) in the form of football ball, called fullerenes. Its name comes from the region where it is extracted, “shunga” in

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shomiokite fancy cut

shomiokite

Discovered in the Kola Peninsula, near the river Shomiok that gave it its name.

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